The Ticking Clock: Why tick, tick...BOOM! Is the Ultimate Anthem for the Restless Creative
The central anxiety of the film is the looming "30." Jon looks at giants like Stephen Sondheim and Paul McCartney and sees what they had accomplished by his age. This self-imposed deadline creates a frantic energy—captured brilliantly by Andrew Garfield’s "electric" performance—that many of us recognize. OnScreen Review: 'tick, tick...BOOM!' - OnStage Blog
Based on the semi-autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson (the genius behind RENT ), the story follows Jon, a composer in NYC on the cusp of his 30th birthday in 1990. He’s broke, waiting tables at the Moondance Diner, and desperately trying to finish Superbia , the sci-fi rock musical he believes will be his big break.